What is the usefulness of philosophy in work and everyday life? While Philosophers insist that the skills, orientation, and mode of life of Philosophy has inherent value and utility, most others in society tend to disagree -- that is, if they consider this question at all. Part of the reason for the gap between what the experts say, and what the general consensus seems to be, is that Philosophers tend not to focus on, or develop skillfulness in, translating philosophical value into concrete results and clear outcomes, beyond those achieved in professional academia. My current research interest seeks to bridge this gap, by the development o…
What is the usefulness of philosophy in work and everyday life? While Philosophers insist that the skills, orientation, and mode of life of Philosophy has inherent value and utility, most others in society tend to disagree -- that is, if they consider this question at all. Part of the reason for the gap between what the experts say, and what the general consensus seems to be, is that Philosophers tend not to focus on, or develop skillfulness in, translating philosophical value into concrete results and clear outcomes, beyond those achieved in professional academia. My current research interest seeks to bridge this gap, by the development of empirically-tested, philosophically-based protocols that can be used in work environments. This includes the development of conceptual frameworks that generate measurable positive outcomes in educational systems, as well as simple, memorable reasoning methods that can be transferred without pain to non-specialists in business environments. This is the intersection of Philosophy with Strategy in work and life environments. In achieving measurable positive outcomes, I focus on developing specific applications and realization of critical thinking skills, insights from empirical studies in cognitive science, and a variety reasoning methodologies in real-world environments.